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The Star Spangled Banner

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics by: Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) Music: from a British drinking song: "To Anacreon in Heaven"

The Star Spangled Banner Fill in the lyrics on your worksheet – how many of them do you know?

The Star Spangled Banner Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?

The Star Spangled Banner Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?

The Star Spangled Banner And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.

The Star Spangled Banner Oh, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

The Star Spangled Banner Written during the War of 1812: September 13, 1814

The Star Spangled Banner Written during the War of 1812: September 13, 1814 We were fighting the British at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

The Star Spangled Banner Key was asked to board a British battleship to negotiate the release of an American physician, Dr. William Beanes.

The Star Spangled Banner Key was successful with his negotiations, but was held captive on the ship because of the possibility that he overheard plans to attach Fort McHenry. Instead, he was forced to watch the battle from the ship.

The Star Spangled Banner Key watched the battle intently, specifically looking for the flag flying over the fort (the "rampart"). He knew that as long as he could see the American flag flying, then we were winning the battle. If he saw the British flag flying, he would know that the battle and the fort were lost.

The Star Spangled Banner During the night, he could see the bombs exploding, and in the brief light, he could see the flag. As the morning light dawned, it was indeed the American flag still flying.

The Star Spangled Banner He was so moved when he saw the flag flying that he was inspired to write the poem that we now know as The Star Spangled Banner on the back of an envelope. Check out the incredibly creative way he describes what he saw.

The Star Spangled Banner The Star Spangled Banner was named our national anthem by Congress in 1931.

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #1 Mormon Tabernacle Choir

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #2 Nashville Children’s Choir

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #3 Gaither Vocal Band

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #4 Cactus Cuties

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #5 Whitney Houston

The Star Spangled Banner Listening Example #6 Riverdale Ladies Ensemble

And a bonus…16-yr old blind & disabled girl…

Prioritize the examples you heard - #1 was your favorite…#6 was your least favorite. Why did you select the ones you selected?

The Star Spangled Banner